Red White and Blue Cupcakes are such a fun and easy treat! These cupcakes are perfect for the 4th of July or Memorial Day!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 14 minutesminutes
Decorating Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 34 minutesminutes
Servings 24cupcakes
Calories 553kcal
Author Lisa
Equipment
3 Large Round Icing Tip Wilton 1A* (optional)
3 Icing Piping Bags
Ingredients
Cupcakes
1box of white cake mix
½cupvegetable oil
2tbsvanilla
¾cupsour cream
¾cupheavy cream
4egg whites
¾cupM&Msred, white, and blue optional
Red White and Blue Frosting
2cupsUnsalted Butterslightly softened*
½teaspoonsalt
2tbsvanillaI like to use clear vanilla for this recipe
10cupspowdered sugar
10tbsheavy cream½ cup plus 2 tbs
1teaspoonRed Food ColoringI like to use gel
½teaspoonBlue Food ColoringI like to use gel
Star Sprinkles
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line your cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
Mix together, either by hand or in a stand mixer, the oil, vanilla, sour cream, heavy cream and eggs. Then mix in the boxed cake mix and M&Ms.
1 box of white cake mix, ½ cup vegetable oil, 2 tbs vanilla, ¾ cup sour cream, ¾ cup heavy cream, 4 egg whites, ¾ cup M&Ms
Scoop the batter into your cupcake liners ¾ full, I like using a measuring cup.
Bake for 14 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting.
Red White and Blue Frosting
In a stand mixer, whip your butter on medium high speed until the butter is light and fluffy. Then mix in the vanilla and salt.
2 cups Unsalted Butter, ½ teaspoon salt, 2 tbs vanilla
Alternating between 1 cup powdered sugar and 1 tbs heavy cream, mix each in until fully incorporated. I recommend mixing this on medium low, then once all heavy cream and powdered sugar is add, turn the mixer on medium/high and whip for 30 seconds to add volume.
10 tbs heavy cream, 10 cups powdered sugar
Divide frosting into three separate bowls. Fold in red food coloring to one bowl, blue to another, and leave the third white.
1 teaspoon Red Food Coloring, ½ teaspoon Blue Food Coloring
Place your piping tips in the piping bags (or cut the corner off a piping bag*), then add each color frosting to its own bag. Pipe on the frosting in a circle, then repeat with the other colors. I like to alternate the colors then add sprinkles and stars.
Star Sprinkles
Video
Notes
Tips and Tricks
*If you need to soften your butter fast, place it on a microwave safe dish in the microwave, turn your microwave to 30% power and microwave for 15 second intervals until soft.
*If the frosting is too runny, add more powdered sugar, 1 tbs at a time, to thicken it. If it’s too thick add more heavy cream, 1 tbs at a time until it’s at your desired consistency.
*Instead of dealing with 3 of the same piping tips I just cut 1 ½ inch off of 3 separate piping bags.